| | Event type
100 metres Butterfly, Women
| Date | 16 – 17 September 2000 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Sydney International Aquatic Centre, Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Participants | 49 from 39 countries |
Inge de Bruijn had won a medal as part of the Dutch relay team at the 1991 World Championships but had failed to build on that success through the rest of the decade. In 1999 she re-emerged at the relatively old age of 26 as a world beater and won a brace of titles at the European Championships and the 50 metres freestyle at the World Short Course Championships.
By the middle of the 2000 de Bruijn was the outstanding female swimmer in the world and she proved this by breaking eight world records in an eight-week period between May and July. She was a class above her rivals in Sydney and broke the world record whilst cantering to the Olympic title. Her emergence as world class brought whispers about drug use but no proof on any misdemeanor was ever produced and she never failed any drug test.
The other two places on the podium were filled by swimmers who made successful comebacks to the sport. Martina Moravcová was returning after thyroid surgery whilst Dara Torres left the sport after the Barcelona Olympics only to return in 1999, having first appeared at the Olympics in 1984, and returning again in 2008
| Pos | Swimmer | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inge de Bruijn |  NED | 57.60 (1 h7) | 57.14 (1 h2) | 56.61 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Martina Moravcová |  SVK | 58.95 (2 h6) | 58.49 (2 h1) | 57.97 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Dara Torres |  USA | 58.76 (1 h6) | 58.35 (3 h2) | 58.20 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Petria Thomas |  AUS | 58.52 (2 h7) | 58.11 (2 h2) | 58.49 (4) | |||
| 5 | Jenny Thompson | USA | 57.66 (1 h5) | 58.18 (1 h1) | 58.73 (5) | |||
| 6 | Junko Onishi |  JPN | 59.11 (2 h5) | 59.04 (4 h2) | 59.13 (6) | |||
| 7 | Susie O'Neill | AUS | 59.49 (3 h5) | 59.05 (5 h2) | 59.27 (7) | |||
| 8 | Diana Mocanu |  ROU | 59.72 (5 h6) | 59.12 (3 h1) | 59.43 (8) | |||
| 9 | Otylia Jędrzejczak |  POL | 58.66 (3 h7) | 59.14 (4 h1) | – | |||
| 10 | Johanna Sjöberg |  SWE | 59.59 (4 h6) | 59.15 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 11 | Nataliya Sutyagina |  RUS | 59.50 (4 h7) | 59.30 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 12 | Mandy Loots |  RSA | 59.94 (5 h7) | 59.63 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 13 | Mette Jacobsen |  DEN | 59.45 (3 h6) | 59.75 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 14 | Cécile Jeanson |  FRA | 59.96 (6 h6) | 59.80 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 15 | Sophia Skou | DEN | 59.79 (1 h4) | 59.89 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 16 | Anna-Karin Kammerling | SWE | 59.88 (5 h5) | 1:00.40 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 17 | Franziska van Almsick |  GER | 59.72 (4 h5) | – | – | 1 | ||
| 18 | Liu Limin |  CHN | 59.98 (7 h6) | – | – | |||
| 19 | Vered Borochovsky |  ISR | 1:00.34 (6 h7) | – | – | |||
| 20 | Jen Button |  CAN | 1:00.83 (2 h4) | – | – | |||
| =21 | Jessica Deglau | CAN | 1:00.97 (6 h5) | – | – | |||
| =21 | Maki Mita | JPN | 1:00.97 (7 h7) | – | – | |||
| 23 | Fabienne Dufour |  BEL | 1:01.15 (=3 h4) | – | – | |||
| 24 | Orsolya Ferenczy |  HUN | 1:01.15 (=3 h4) | – | – | |||
| 25 | Ruan Yi | CHN | 1:01.16 (8 h7) | – | – | |||
| 26 | Joscelin Yeo |  SGP | 1:01.28 (8 h6) | – | – | |||
| 27 | Daniela Samulski | GER | 1:01.31 (7 h5) | – | – | |||
| 28 | Renate du Plessis | RSA | 1:01.32 (5 h4) | – | – | |||
| 29 | María Peláez |  ESP | 1:01.47 (6 h4) | – | – | |||
| 30 | Margaretha Pedder |  GBR | 1:01.53 (7 h4) | – | – | |||
| 31 | Yekaterina Vinogradova | RUS | 1:01.54 (8 h5) | – | – | |||
| 32 | Maria Papadopoulou |  CYP | 1:01.64 (1 h3) | – | – | |||
| 33 | Marja Päivinen |  FIN | 1:01.94 (8 h4) | – | – | |||
| 34 | Zampia Melachroinou |  GRE | 1:02.06 (2 h3) | – | – | |||
| 35 | Lee Bo-Eun |  KOR | 1:02.22 (3 h3) | – | – | |||
| 36 | Fabíola Molina |  BRA | 1:02.77 (4 h3) | – | – | |||
| 37 | Praphalsai Minpraphal |  THA | 1:02.99 (5 h3) | – | – | |||
| 38 | Mariya Ohurtsova |  UKR | 1:03.00 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 39 | Eydís Konráðsdóttir |  ISL | 1:03.27 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 40 | Siobhan Cropper |  TTO | 1:03.34 (8 h3) | – | – | |||
| 41 | Hsieh Shu-Ting |  TPE | 1:03.52 (1 h2) | – | – | |||
| 42 | Flora Kong |  HKG | 1:04.09 (2 h2) | – | – | |||
| 43 | Ayşe Diker |  TUR | 1:04.65 (3 h2) | – | – | |||
| 44 | María Pereyra |  ARG | 1:04.75 (4 h2) | – | – | |||
| 45 | Lisa de la Motte |  SWZ | 1:06.70 (1 h1) | – | – | |||
| 46 | Angela Galea |  MLT | 1:07.88 (2 h1) | – | – | |||
| 47 | Ellen Hight |  ZAM | 1:09.34 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 48 | Mariya Bugakova |  UZB | 1:09.94 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 49 | Tracy Ann Route |  FSM | 1:13.53 (3 h1) | – | – | |||
| Kenza Bennaceur |  ALG | – | – (DNS h2) | – |
Round One (16 September 2000)
Fastest 16 advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat One (11:18)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lisa de la Motte | SWZ | 1:06.70 | 0.87 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Angela Galea | MLT | 1:07.88 | 0.90 | |||
| 3 | 5 | Tracy Ann Route | FSM | 1:13.53 | 0.81 |
Heat Two (11:21)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Hsieh Shu-Ting | TPE | 1:03.52 | 0.81 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Flora Kong | HKG | 1:04.09 | 0.82 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Ayşe Diker | TUR | 1:04.65 | 0.79 | |||
| 4 | 5 | María Pereyra | ARG | 1:04.75 | 0.85 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Ellen Hight | ZAM | 1:09.34 | 0.82 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Mariya Bugakova | UZB | 1:09.94 | 1.00 |
Heat Three (11:24)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Maria Papadopoulou | CYP | 1:01.64 | 0.80 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Zampia Melachroinou | GRE | 1:02.06 | 0.86 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Lee Bo-Eun | KOR | 1:02.22 | 0.86 | |||
| 4 | 8 | Fabíola Molina | BRA | 1:02.77 | 0.79 | |||
| 5 | 4 | Praphalsai Minpraphal | THA | 1:02.99 | 0.81 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Mariya Ohurtsova | UKR | 1:03.00 | 0.86 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Eydís Konráðsdóttir | ISL | 1:03.27 | 0.82 | |||
| 8 | 7 | Siobhan Cropper | TTO | 1:03.34 | 0.84 |
Heat Four (11:27)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Sophia Skou | DEN | 59.79 | 0.97 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Jen Button | CAN | 1:00.83 | 0.74 | |||
| =3 | 7 | Fabienne Dufour | BEL | 1:01.15 | 0.89 | |||
| =3 | 8 | Orsolya Ferenczy | HUN | 1:01.15 | 0.84 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Renate du Plessis | RSA | 1:01.32 | 0.79 | |||
| 6 | 5 | María Peláez | ESP | 1:01.47 | 0.77 | |||
| 7 | 2 | Margaretha Pedder | GBR | 1:01.53 | 0.75 | |||
| 8 | 1 | Marja Päivinen | FIN | 1:01.94 | 0.84 |
Heat Five (11:30)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jenny Thompson | USA | 57.66 | 0.83 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Junko Onishi | JPN | 59.11 | 0.84 | |||
| 3 | 5 | Susie O'Neill | AUS | 59.49 | 0.80 | |||
| 4 | 7 | Franziska van Almsick | GER | 59.72 | 0.88 | |||
| 5 | 6 | Anna-Karin Kammerling | SWE | 59.88 | 0.81 | |||
| 6 | 8 | Jessica Deglau | CAN | 1:00.97 | 0.81 | |||
| 7 | 2 | Daniela Samulski | GER | 1:01.31 | 0.83 | |||
| 8 | 1 | Yekaterina Vinogradova | RUS | 1:01.54 | 0.87 |
Heat Six (11:34)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Dara Torres | USA | 58.76 | 0.76 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Martina Moravcová | SVK | 58.95 | 0.84 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Mette Jacobsen | DEN | 59.45 | 0.87 | |||
| 4 | 3 | Johanna Sjöberg | SWE | 59.59 | 0.90 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Diana Mocanu | ROU | 59.72 | 0.82 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Cécile Jeanson | FRA | 59.96 | 0.74 | |||
| 7 | 2 | Liu Limin | CHN | 59.98 | 0.78 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Joscelin Yeo | SGP | 1:01.28 | 0.72 |
Heat Seven (11:38)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Inge de Bruijn | NED | 57.60 | 0.75 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Petria Thomas | AUS | 58.52 | 0.73 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Otylia Jędrzejczak | POL | 58.66 | 0.88 | |||
| 4 | 8 | Nataliya Sutyagina | RUS | 59.50 | 0.88 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Mandy Loots | RSA | 59.94 | 0.76 | |||
| 6 | 2 | Vered Borochovsky | ISR | 1:00.34 | 0.94 | |||
| 7 | 6 | Maki Mita | JPN | 1:00.97 | 0.76 | |||
| 8 | 1 | Ruan Yi | CHN | 1:01.16 | 0.80 |
Semi-Finals (17 September 2000)
Fastest eight advanced to the final.
Heat One (19:23)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jenny Thompson | USA | 58.18 | 0.80 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Martina Moravcová | SVK | 58.49 | 0.81 | |||
| 3 | 7 | Diana Mocanu | ROU | 59.12 | 0.81 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Otylia Jędrzejczak | POL | 59.14 | 0.83 | |||
| 5 | 2 | Nataliya Sutyagina | RUS | 59.30 | 0.92 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Mette Jacobsen | DEN | 59.75 | 0.84 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Cécile Jeanson | FRA | 59.80 | 0.73 | |||
| 8 | 1 | Anna-Karin Kammerling | SWE | 1:00.40 | 0.83 |
Heat Two (19:28)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Inge de Bruijn | NED | 57.14 | 0.75 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Petria Thomas | AUS | 58.11 | 0.74 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Dara Torres | USA | 58.35 | 0.74 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Junko Onishi | JPN | 59.04 | 0.87 | |||
| 5 | 2 | Susie O'Neill | AUS | 59.05 | 0.79 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Johanna Sjöberg | SWE | 59.15 | 0.86 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Mandy Loots | RSA | 59.63 | 0.78 | |||
| 8 | 1 | Sophia Skou | DEN | 59.89 | 0.90 | |||
| 1 | Kenza Bennaceur | ALG | – | – |
Final (17 September 2000 — 19:27)
| Pos | Lane | Swimmer | NOC | Time | Reaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Inge de Bruijn | NED | 56.61 | 0.77 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Martina Moravcová | SVK | 57.97 | 0.80 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Dara Torres | USA | 58.20 | 0.78 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Petria Thomas | AUS | 58.49 | 0.72 | |||
| 5 | 3 | Jenny Thompson | USA | 58.73 | 0.80 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Junko Onishi | JPN | 59.13 | 0.82 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Susie O'Neill | AUS | 59.27 | 0.79 | |||
| 8 | 8 | Diana Mocanu | ROU | 59.43 | 0.81 |